An eigencurrent description of finite arrays of electromagnetically characterized elements

Radio Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Bekers, D J ^a   Van Eijndhoven, S J L ^b   Tijhuis, A G ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; EIGENVALUES; FAR-FIELD; FINITE ARRAY; FINITE NUMBER; UNIFORM LINEAR ARRAYS; WAVE BEHAVIOR;

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS;

EID: 76749167655     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007RS003797     Document Type: Article

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